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“We Cover 100% School Fees, Health Crisis of All Staff” – Pastor Korede Komaiya

NewsDeskNgJan 23, 2026January 23, 20260

The presiding pastor of master’s place international church, Pastor Korede Komaiya has said; ” We pay the school fees of the children of staff and handle their health crisis 100% “. The cleric made this known in a video clip message recently released titled, “This Is The Foundation: To Raise...

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed’s call on Atiku to step aside intellectually dishonest – Omoluabi Coalition

NewsDeskNgJan 23, 2026January 23, 20260

A group, the Omoluabi Coalition has strongly condemned the continued interventions of Hakeem Baba-Ahmed in Nigeria’s opposition politics, describing his posture as duplicitous, partisan, and calculated to weaken the opposition ahead of 2027. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by its Convener, Olumide Obayemi, the Coalition faulted Baba-Ahmed’s...

Impeachment: Pro-Democracy Group Says Rivers Chief Judge Acted Lawfully by Refusing to Constitute Panel to Probe Fubara

NewsDeskNgJan 23, 2026January 23, 20260

A pro-democracy advocacy group has thrown its weight behind the decision of the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Simeon Amadi, to decline the constitution of a judicial panel to probe Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, describing the move as a necessary act of constitutional fidelity in the...

2026 Hajj: States, tour operators demand more slots for Nigerians

NewsDeskNgJan 23, 2026January 23, 20260

Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards in states and tour operators have called on the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to review the 50,000 Hajj slots allocated to Nigeria for the 2026 Hajj exercise. They demanded that the 66,910 slots allocated to Nigeria during the 2025 Hajj should be restored...

Irene Osobase Advocates Youth Participation and Community-Centered Development in Esan North-East

NewsDeskNgJan 23, 2026January 23, 20260

Hon. Irene Osobase, Director-General of the Train a Woman, You Train a Nation initiative, has called for increased youth participation and stronger community involvement in the governance of Esan North-East Local Government Area. Speaking on the future of the local government, Hon. Osobase emphasized that sustainable development can only be...

Cyber Defamation: Court Overrules Sowore, Admits DSS Evidence of Him Calling President ‘Criminal’

NewsDeskNgJan 22, 2026January 22, 20260

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday overulled a move by presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to stop the Department of State Services (DSS) from tendering in evidence a flash drive containing video clips, including of him calling President Bola Tinubu ‘criminal’ in...

HOPE UZODINMA AND THE DANGER HE POSES TO DEMOCRACY

NewsDeskNgJan 22, 2026January 22, 20260

By Casmir Nweze The recent news that Governor Hope Uzodinma is sponsoring the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) and twenty-seven local government electoral officers on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem is a brazen insult to the intelligence of every Nigerian. I could not believe my eyes when I saw it....

Group flays EFCC, to re-route petition against BPP DG, Adedokun, to ICPC

NewsDeskNgJan 22, 2026January 22, 20260

A group, Conference of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability, COCTA, has flayed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for what it described as foot dragging on its petition against alleged maladministration by the Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr Adebowale Adedokun. COCTA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Olumuyiwa Onlede,...

Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Declare Fasting, Prayer for Safe Return of Abducted Kajuru Victims

NewsDeskNgJan 22, 2026January 22, 20260

The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) has condemned the recent abduction of 177 persons in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, describing the incident as disturbing and unacceptable. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Chairman of the Association, Apostle Dr Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, said the kidnapping was...

CAN Urges Security Agencies to Strengthen Coordination, Verification Processes

NewsDeskNgJan 22, 2026January 22, 20260

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on security agencies and relevant authorities to improve inter-agency coordination, strengthen verification processes, and ensure that credible reports from communities are treated with due seriousness. The call followed the confusion surrounding reports of the abduction of more than 170 worshippers in Kurmin...